1934 -1939: First Hand Accounts Of How Hitler Brought Europe To War

00:00:02:11 - A Dictator (1934-1936) Hitler’s power has become unrestricted and unlimited. Hitler is admired by the people. Germany feels strong again, and people accept the merciless dictatorship and the persecution of others as a necessary evil. 00:51:59:24 - The Fuehrer (1936 - 1937) Hitler’s fame reaches its climax. Germany is simultaneously admired and feared by foreign countries. In 1936, the Wehrmacht invades the Rhineland, a demilitarized zone by the Treaty of Versailles. The Nuremberg party rallies are a magnificent spectacle of the ever-growing leadership cult. The Summer Olympics in 1936 show Hitler’s popularity internationally. 01:40:53:05 - A Statesman (1937 - 1938) In Benito Mussolini, Hitler finds an ally to whom he remains faithful until his downfall. Hitler and Goebbels begin a pogrom night against the Jews; Hitler sets up a secret life in Obersalzberg and conceals his mistress Eva Braun from the public eye. 02:30:48:11 - An Arsonist (1939